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Rick A. Sheets,
Ed.D.
"No One
of Us is as Smart as All of Us" (Anonymous), is a quote I live by.
To live it means that decisions should be grounded in input and thoughtfulness
from all stakeholders (real and potential). The key to success is
to build effective communication and synergy in solving problems and
providing services.
Personal Mission: I want to continue to learn, grow, enjoy, and create;
to integrate a part of me into all that I do
EDUCATION:
Ed. D. in Curriculum & Instruction, 8/94
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Certified as a Developmental Education Specialist - 12/86
Kellogg Institute, National Center of Developmental Education, Appalachian
State University, Boone, NC
MA in Education, 5/82, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
BA in Education, 5/75, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
CERTIFICATION:
Arizona Community College Certification
in:
Computer Information Systems Courses (A.1.b.)
Elementary Education Courses (A.1.a.)
Mathematics Courses (A.1.a.)
Reading Courses (A.1.a.)
Certified Network Administrator (CNA)
Novell Netware 5.1
TRAINING:
CNA, Novell Netware 5.1, Lightopint Learning
Systems. Training April 2002,
CNA Certified, August 2002.
Self-taught in technology, software, and
in building and designing web pages in HTML, Netscape Communicator,
PageMill, FrontPage, and DreamWeaver.
ATI Grad in Advanced 4MAT Training - Bernice McCarthy & Susan Leflar,
EXCEL, Chicago. An instructional design model that incorporates individual
learning differences and needs.
Telementoring Project - Mr. Rob Somers, National
Center for Developmental Education, Appalachian State University. Training
in providing long distance training in through video, audio teleconferencing,
videotapes, and handouts.
Instructional Improvement Training by Catherine Krupnick, Harvard University.
Technique using videotapes to help faculty evaluate the effectiveness
of instruction.
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS:
College Reading & Learning Association President (President-elect, President, Past President) 2007-2009.
Interim ITPC Coordinator and Interim Technology Designer for CRLA 2008-2009
Webmaster for the Learning Support Centers in
Higher Education (http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~lsche/) 1997-Present
Webmaster for Council for Learning Assistance and Development Education Associations (CLADEA) Spring, 2009-Present
Arizona Regional Director for the College Reading
& Learning Association, 2005. Arizona Site Chair for College
Reading & Learning Association's national conference, April
1994 and current member.
Co-Director and Mentor, Winter Institute, Tucson, AZ
Week-long annual national institute, 1992-2002
MAT (Management, Administrative, Technology) policy group President
for PVCC. 1998-1999.
President SWADE (SouthWest Association for Developmental Educators),
regional chapter of NADE, 1990-92
WORK EXPERIENCE:
8/87 - Present,
Paradise Valley Community College, Phx,
AZ
Director, Learning Support Center (LSC),
7/2005-Present
Responsibilities:
Provide a warm, inviting learning environment to
support the learning needs of students, staff, and faculty. LSC services
include tutoring, workshops, study and conversation groups, handouts,
presentations, manipulatives and models, and other learning support
resources. The LSC supports staff and faculty using the Faculty/Staff
Resource Room in the LSC. We also provide group rooms for use by students,
staff, and faculty. Coordinate and interact with faculty, staff, and students
to improve the quality and relevance of tutoring. Serve as campus
resource in the following areas: learning assistance, developmental education,
instructional improvement services for faculty, instructional technology, study strategies, learning preferences, and strategies in helping students learn to take personal responsibility. Coordinate and interact with faculty, staff, and students
to improve the quality and relevance of tutoring. Maintain
and revise a tutor training program certified by the ITPC (International
Tutor Program Certification) through CRLA. Provide in-class and general presentations and workshops for students in
study skills. Collaborate with other campus services and groups to provide better support
for students (i.e. ACE, Athletics, AWARE, iStartSmart, Counseling, Distance Learning, Library, PEAK program, Service Learning, Special Services, Student Leadership, and the Under-prepared Student Initiative). Supervise the Learning Support Center
(LSC) staff and tutoring program, provide reports relating to the budget,
use, and evaluation of the LSC. Maintain good communication with faculty throughout all divisions of the college.
Director, Computer Commons, 1/99-Present
Responsibilities:
Provide a warm, inviting learning environment to
support learning needs for students and faculty using the Open Lab
and classroom labs in the Computer Commons (CC). Support technology
learning needs of students, staff, and faculty in the CC (about 500
computers in the Open Lab and classrooms). Chair the Lab Planning
Management Team, as we provide long range planning for the CC and
connections with other areas of campus. Coordinate and interact with
faculty, staff, and students to improve the quality of services in
the Computer Commons Lab. Supervise the Technology Trainer and the
technology training efforts. Serve and provide input to Technology
Coordinating Team, Web Development Committee and Automated Planning
and Budgeting Team.
Director, Mac Lab, 7/97-1/99
Responsibilities:
Manage the small centralized Macintosh MicroComputer
Lab. Coordinate and interact with faculty, staff, and students to
improve the quality of services in the MicroComputer Lab. Coordinate
with Business and Math/Computer Science divisions regarding plans
to merge the two centralized computer labs into one facility. Coordinate
technology training efforts for the '97-'98 school year. Serve and
provide input to Technology Coordinating Team, Web Development Committee,
Web Training Pilot Team. Teach and pilot web training classes for
PVCC faculty and staff.
Instructional Developer, 1/97-6/97
Responsibilities:
One-semester reassignment to work on the MCCCD LCS
project. Duties were to include writing documentation for the first
and second workflow documents that would become the user-end documentation
for the new Learner Centered System (LCS) of software by Oracle/Buzzeo
to replace current Maricopa CC District systems. Area assigned was
in Curriculum Development and later assigned Articulation. Developed
web page for Learning Assistance Center, Student Life areas, and Construction
Planning for E & B buildings. Also began developing training for
web page design for colleagues at college.
Director, LAC & MicroComputer Lab, 8/94-12/96
Responsibilities:
In addition to responsibilities listed below for
Director, Learning Assistance Center: Coordinate and interact with
faculty, staff, and students to improve the quality and relevance
of the centralized Macintosh MicroComputer Lab. Serve as campus resource
in the following areas: instructional technology and computer-assisted
instruction. Manage a large centralized microcomputer lab that would
provide: software support for students, staff, and faculty; computer
literacy; and computer-assisted instruction. Direct development of
or purchase of computer-assisted instruction materials for lab.
Director, Learning Assistance Center, 8/88-8/94
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and interact with faculty, staff, and
students to improve the quality and relevance of tutoring. Establish
and monitor study groups for tutoring in appropriate courses and areas.
Establish, maintain, and revise a tutor training program certified
by the ITCP (International Tutor Certification Program) through CRLA.
Serve as campus resource in the following areas: learning assistance,
developmental education, instructional technology, learning styles-4MAT,
study skills and computer-assisted instruction. Provide in-class and
general presentations and workshops for students in study skills.
Collaborate with other campus services to provide better support for
students (i.e. Counseling, Special Services, Computer Labs for in-class
tutors). Establish and maintain a grant program (using internal, state,
and/or federal funds) to provide additional services for at-risk students
in math and computer classes. Supervise a few computer stations with
microcomputers computer-assisted instruction. Supervise the Learning
Assistance Center (LAC) staff and tutoring program, provide reports
relating to the budget, use, and evaluation of the LAC.
Mathematics Faculty, 8/87 - 8/88
Responsibilities:
Teach basic skills math classes including
Math Anxiety. Co-coordinate the establishment of the Learning Assistance
Center and developmental education program at the new campus. Six hours
reassigned time each semester for major focus on operationalizing the
LAC, providing tutor training, begin networking with other faculty and
campus services to establish a team of resources for instructional support,
and offering study strategy workshops.
10/82- 8/87 Gateway
Community College - GWCC (Formerly Maricopa Technical Community College),
Phoenix, AZ.
Director, Learning Assistance Center,
11/84-8/87
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and interact with faculty,
staff, and students to improve the quality and relevance of tutoring.
Establish and monitor study groups for tutoring in appropriate courses
and areas. Serve as campus resource in the following areas: learning
assistance, developmental education, instructional improvement services
for faculty, instructional technology, Telementoring project, 4MAT,
and computer-assisted instruction. Establish and supervise a small computer
lab with both microcomputers and terminals that would provide: software
support for students, staff, and faculty; computer literacy; and computer-assisted
instruction. Direct development of or purchase of computer-assisted
instruction materials for lab. Develop and manage a staff/tutor training
program. Supervise the Learning Assistance Center (LAC) staff and tutoring
program, provide reports relating to the budget, use, and evaluation
of the LAC. Teach individualized math courses.
Learning Assistance Center Coordinator,
9/83 - 11/84
Responsibilities:
Establish and monitor study groups for
tutoring in appropriate courses and areas. Supervise and maintain accurate
statistics and records of Learning Assistance use by students. Assist
in the development of computer-assisted instruction materials. Conduct
workshops and classroom presentations on the operation of the LAC, software
training , and computer literacy. Establish and supervise a small computer
lab with both microcomputers and terminals that would provide: software
support for students, staff, and faculty; computer literacy; and computer-assisted
instruction.
Responsibilities shared with the director: Develop and manage
a staff/tutor training program. Supervise the learning assistance center
(LAC) staff and tutoring program, Provide reports relating to the budget,
use, and evaluation of the LAC.
Evening Supervisor for General Studies
(math, science, English, communication, humanities, social and behavioral
sciences), GWCC 1/83 - 8/86
Responsibilities:
Recommend and coordinate schedule for
evening classes with division chair. Select visiting faculty to teach
evening classes. Supervise and evaluate 20-25 visiting (part time) faculty
each semester.
Instructor, Spring '83 - Spring '86
Responsibilities:
Teach GWCC developmental
math courses:
- MAT033: modules
A) Whole numbers
B) Fractions
C) Decimals, percents, and ratio & proportion
- MAT055 - Arithmetic Review
- MAT077- Beginning Algebra
Learning Assistance Center Technician-
Math/Science Tutor 10/82-6/83
Responsibilities:
Tutor students needing help in math or
science classes. Organize and monitor systems of instruction for students
in independently-arranged classes. Coordinate tutoring with the teaching
methods of the instructors. Establish study groups for math, chemistry,
and applied science courses. Develop data base format to collect , sort,
total, and report on LAC usage statistics. Identify uses and establish
needs for computers as instructional tools to be housed in the LAC.
Act as a resource for staff or students regarding the LAC's computer
system or regarding the operation of the LAC in the director's absence.
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6/78-10/82 Yellow
Brick Road School, Inc. Phoenix, AZ
Director, Owner, and Teacher
Responsibilities:
Manage the preschool program. Plan, organize,
and direct the operation; hire, train, supervise, and terminate employees;
promote program to parents and maintain good communication with them;
develop brochure and advertising; maintain communication and rapport
with the church board; manage fiscal and operational budget including
weekly tuition collection; manage two government programs - DES Title
XX and the Child Care Food Program.
10/77-6/78 Osborn Elementary School
District, Phoenix, AZ
Special Education Teacher
Responsibilities :
Teach junior high learning disabled students
(grade 5-8) in a self-contained classroom.
9/75-5/77 Washington Elementary School
District, Phoenix, AZ
Teacher
Responsibilities :
Teach in a team-teaching fourth grade
open classroom (pod) situation. First year, team teaching: two teachers
and a student teacher(fall semester) with 52 students. Second year ,
team teaching: three teachers and 78 students.
PRESENTATIONS:
Mentor and presenter at Technology Institute for Developmental Educators,
2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008. Working with
Post-Secondary professionals in gaining technology skills in the areas
of MS Office, Presentations, and Web Design.
Technology trainer for PVCC staff and faculty as part of Computer
Commons Director duties 1997-Present. Teaching courses and workshops
on using ClarisWorks, MSOffice, Web Page Design and Development and
Use of Web Page Creation Tools, APB System (New Automated Planning and
Budgeting System for PVCC), and PowerPoint. Co-founder, mentor, and presenter at each of PVCC's first seven annual Summer Fun Technology Weeks, 2003-2009.
The ABCDE Cycle of Technology Decisions CRLA, Utah, 1998. A presentation
describing a model to facilitate campus/department technology decisions.
Mentor and presenter of technology applications for Winter Institute
for Learning Assistance Professionals, Annual week-long Winter Institute:
1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001, 2002.
"Success"ness" in Math"
(Sheets, R.) Presentation as part of pilot program for Motorola, Inc.
through Workplace Education Systems, August 1987.
"Tips for Success" (Sheets, R.) Spring 1986 - 97
A classroom presentation tailored to meet the specific needs of a course
or program. The strategies that could be included are test taking, notetaking,
memory techniques, vocabulary, textbook study methods, and time management.
The presentation could be a single time or a series. The instructor
and I confer to determine the time, structure, and content of the presentation.
Handouts of tips are provided to the students.
4MAT - Learning Style Preferences (Sheets, R.) Spring 1985-Present
Advanced Training Seminar grad in 4MAT - a powerful tool in understanding
one's own preferences for learning, other's learning preferences, and
how to use preferences knowledge to implement better study techniques
and work more effectively with others. Also includes an excellent instructional
model for presenting any content to a diverse group.
"Success Seminars" (Sheets, R.) Fall 1985 - Present
A series of free generic seminars independent of each other that are
offered to students each semester. "hands-on" activities and
handouts are provided.
"Taking Good Notes"
"Preparing for Tests"
"SQ3R - Textbook Study Method"
"Manage Your Time Effectively"
"Improving Your Memory"
"Expanding Your Vocabulary"
"Final Exams"
"Faculty Involvement in Academic Support Services"
(Sheets, R., Bensyl, C.) Presentation at the Arizona Association of
Student Personnel Administrators' conference, Tucson, October 1986.
"Author! Author! Developing Quality CAI" (Field, B.,
Martens, K., Mosley, M.L., Sheets, R., Story, N.) Presentation at the
League for Innovation in the Community Colleges, Miami, October 1986.
"Learning Assistance" (Field, B., Myrland, C., Sheets,
R.) Presentation at the Maricopa Community Colleges' Faculty Convocation,
Phoenix, January 1986.
"Telementoring in Maricopa Community Colleges" (Sheets,
R.) Presentation at the MCCCD regional Developmental Education Conference,
Phoenix, November 1985.
AWARDS:
-2008 25 Years of Service in Maricopa.
-2007 Innovation of the Year, a team-member recipient of the college award
given by Maricopa Community Colleges through the national League for
Innovation for developing and implementing:
iStartSmart: Member of initial development and implementation team
for PVCC's USI initiative which became the iStartSmart program for Student Success and was later adopted as a model program to integrate collegewide efforts for the success of students who were "New to college."
-2004 Karen G. Smith, National
Special Recognition Service Award from the College Reading
& Learning Association for outstanding service to our learning profession.
-2002 Innovation of the Year, a co-recipient of the college award
given by Maricopa Community Colleges through the national League for
Innovation for developing and implementing:
Member of initial development and implementation team
for PVCC's new Automated Planning and Budgeting System. APB is an
online planning and budgeting system which enables any individual
and opprotunity to give input into the planning and budgeting of the
college, but also an opprotunity to monitor plans and budget decisions
made. Any individual can view any formal plan and the status and priority
of every formal budget request. Currently one of the trainers for
the campus in this system. Also part of the revision team as we moved
from Beta into pilot phase: https://zen.pvc.maricopa.edu/apb/.
-2000 Innovation of the Year, a
co-recipient of the college award given by Maricopa Community Colleges
through the national League for Innovation for developing and implementing:
Campuswide Employee & Organizational Learning
at PVCC. Was one of the original team members, co-chair, and currently
serve on the team as the technology training supervisor and representative.
The E&OL coordinates, supports, and/or facilitates the many learning
opportunities for all PVCC employees. It coordinates efforts of various
committees to provide a campuswide initiative avaliable to all employees
including temporary staff and adjuunct faculty.
-1998 Innovator of the Year, a
co-recipient of the college award given by Maricopa Community Colleges
through the national League for Innovation for developing and implementing:
Technology Training at Paradise Valley Community College-A
training model based on a needs assessment, providing alternative
delivery options, and continuous improvement based on evaluations
and feedback
- 1989 Innovator of the Year,
a co-recipient of the college award given by by Maricopa Community Colleges
through the national League for Innovation for:
Tutor Training Seminars-Developed for Paradise Valley Community
College which are now certified under an International Tutor Training
Certification Program
Recognized as the Outstanding Management
Employee for Gateway Community College in 1986-87. May 1987.
Recognized as "One of Ten Highly Respected Learning Assistance
Professionals in the Nation" in a report by Mr. Rob Somers,
National Center for Developmental Educators, Appalachian State University,
Boone, NC, July 1986.
Black and Gold Service Award for Outstanding Service to the College,
Maricopa Technical Community College, Phoenix, AZ, May 1984.
PUBLICATIONS:
Christ, F.L., Sheets, R. A. and K. Smith
(Eds.) Starting a Learning Assistance Center. Clearwater, FL: H &
H Publishing Company, Inc., 109-116.
Review URL: http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/%7Elsche/resources/booksnreviews/bnr_lrngspprt/monograph.html
Sheets, R. A., (1994). The effects of training and experience on adult
peer tutors in community colleges. Doctoral Dissertation, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ.
URL (full text): http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~sheets/dissertation/index.html
Rings, S., & Sheets, R. A. (1991). Student development and metacognition:
Foundations for tutor training. Journal of Developmental Education.
15(1), 30-32.
Sheets, R. A., & Rings, S. (1989). Ideas in Practice: Tailor-Made
Study Strategies: A Success Story. Journal of Developmental Education.12(3),
22-24
WEBSITE
DEVELOPMENT INVOLVEMENT :
Webster (Webpage manager) for:
Learning Your Way: A Metacognitive Approach to Study Strategies,
a web iste establsihes to be accessed and used as a first step and the
key to success in applying appropriate study strategies
effectively: http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~sheets/lmw/
Learning Support Centers in Higher
Education: Massive site of more than 400 webpages of information
for Learning Center Professionals worldwide: http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~lsche/
Learning Support Center
at PVC. Default home page for browsers of the LSC computers. Contains
floorplan and pics of the LSC, a list of services, pictures of the staff,
up-to-date listing tutors and their schedules, online resources to support
learning, tipsheets, and an online evaluation/suggestion box: http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/lsc/
In Memory of ..., a tribute to PVCC employees who passed
on while working at PVCC; http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/in_memory/
My personal web page at PVCC:
Fun stuff, dissertation, and interesting links at: http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~sheets/
Member of initial development and implementation team for PVCC's new
Automated Planning and Budgeting System: https://zen.pvc.maricopa.edu/apb/
Provided workshops
and individual training sessions for managers and staff interested in
developing own webpages. 1997-present.
REFERENCES:
Paul Dale
President
Paradise Valley Community College Center
(602) 787-6610
Bill Hart
Associate Dean of Students
Paradise Valley Community College Center
(602) 787-7668
David Gerkin
Couselor
Glendale Community College Center
(623) 845-4762
Jeanne Franco
Business Faculty, former Faculty Senate President
Paradise Valley Community College Center
(602) 787-6732
Frank Christ
Founder and Content Editor of LSCHE
Learning Support Centers in Higher Education
(520) 459-4125
Other references available upon request.
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